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Federal Government Raises Alarms Over Cyberattacks Against Hospitals

The combination of a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, political tensions in the final days of a national election season, and law enforcement’s focus on election security created an opportunity for cybercriminals to...more

FBI And CISA Warn Of Coronavirus-Related Cyber Scams

Keypoint: Individuals and businesses should take steps to prevent against becoming victims of the rapid rise in Coronavirus-related hacking scams. On March 20, 2020, the FBI issued an alert warning that cyber thieves are...more

Washington Privacy Act Update: WPA Moves To Conference Committee

Keypoint: With just two days to go before the close of the Washington legislature, a conference committee will try to resolve conflicts between the House and Senate versions of the WPA. As we previously reported, on...more

Washington Privacy Act Passes State Senate

As it did last year, the Washington state senate has overwhelmingly passed comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The legislation, entitled the Washington Privacy Act (WPA), passed the state senate on February 14, 2020,...more

The Year To Come In U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Law

Keypoint: 2020 promises to be another ground-breaking year in privacy and cybersecurity law in the United States. 2019 was an exciting year in privacy and cybersecurity law. In the United States, the California Consumer...more

Looking For A New Year’s Cyber Resolution? Perpetual Vigilance.

Key Point: If you consider your cybersecurity defensive measures to be a one-time investment, that is what the criminals are banking on. Most people enjoy improvements and innovations when it comes to consumer...more

New York Expands The Data Security Requirements And Increases The Data Breach Penalties For Entities Holding New Yorkers’ Private...

Key Point: The SHIELD Act increases the statutory penalties for knowing and reckless violations of the State’s data breach notification law. It also authorizes the NY Attorney General to pursue injunctive relief and monetary...more

New York Poised To Expand Data Security Requirements For Entities Doing Business In The State

Key Point: If signed by the Governor, the legislation will require entities doing business in New York to implement and maintain reasonable safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of private...more

CCPA: Proposed Bill Would Link Reasonable Security To NIST Standards

Given the near ubiquitous coverage of proposed CCPA amendments, it may be hard to believe that any bill could fly under the radar, but that appears to be the case with AB 1035, which would amend the CCPA’s private right of...more

Washington Privacy Act Runs Aground – A Harsh Lesson In The Risks Of Excluding Stakeholders

A surprise legislative storm ripped through Olympia, Washington last week, and the proposed Washington Privacy Act (SB-5376) took the brunt of the damage. The bill sailed through the Democrat-controlled Washington State...more

Top 5 Trends In Cybersecurity And Data Privacy For 2019

As we move into the second month of 2019, we’d like to give an overview of the trends we see developing in the cybersecurity and data privacy area for the year. We’ll be sure to elaborate on these areas with more details as...more

Colorado’s Revised Data Disclosure Law – One Of The Most Stringent In The Country

Colorado’s Protections for Consumer Data Privacy law (“new law”) takes effect on September 1, 2018 and requires that businesses holding personal information for Colorado residents destroy the data they don’t need, protect the...more

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